Systems and methods for communication network prioritization based on velocity of an information handling system

ABSTRACT

An information handling system may include a processor; a memory device; a wireless network interface device to communicatively couple the information handling system to a communication network; a wireless network connection module to determine whether the information handling system is communicatively coupled to one of a Wi-Fi communication network, a public long-term evolution (LTE) communication network, and a private LTE communication network; a velocity determination module to determine a velocity of the information handling system; and a network prioritization module to communicatively couple and consign the information handling system to a second communication network for data communication prioritization for efficient a hand-off process operation corresponding to, at least, the velocity of the information handling system.

This application is a continuation of prior application Ser. No.16/816,224, entitled “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKPRIORITIZATION BASED ON VELOCITY OF AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM,”filed on Mar. 11, 2020, which is assigned to the current assignee hereofand is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure generally relates to information handling systemscommunicatively coupling to a communication network. The presentdisclosure more specifically relates to communicatively coupling aninformation handling system to a communication network based, at leastpartially, on the velocity of the information handling system within asignal radius of the communication networks.

BACKGROUND

As the value and use of information continues to increase, individualsand businesses seek additional ways to process and store information.One option available to clients is information handling systems. Aninformation handling system generally processes, compiles, stores,and/or communicates information or data for business, personal, or otherpurposes thereby allowing clients to take advantage of the value of theinformation. Because technology and information handling may varybetween different clients or applications, information handling systemsmay also vary regarding what information is handled, how the informationis handled, how much information is processed, stored, or communicated,and how quickly and efficiently the information may be processed,stored, or communicated. The variations in information handling systemsallow for information handling systems to be general or configured for aspecific client or specific use, such as e-commerce, financialtransaction processing, airline reservations, enterprise data storage,or global communications. In addition, information handling systems mayinclude a variety of hardware and software components that may beconfigured to process, store, and communicate information and mayinclude one or more computer systems, data storage systems, andnetworking systems. The information handling system may includetelecommunication, network communication, and video communicationcapabilities.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration,elements illustrated in the Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.For example, the dimensions of some elements may be exaggerated relativeto other elements. Embodiments incorporating teachings of the presentdisclosure are shown and described with respect to the drawings herein,in which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an information handling systemaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a graphical diagram illustrating an information handlingsystem interfacing with a plurality of access points according to anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a network environment offering severalwireless communication protocol options and mobile information handlingsystems according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a block progression diagram of a Wi-Fi inter-access pointhand-off process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a block progression diagram of a Wi-Fi inter-access pointhand-off process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;and

FIG. 6 is a block progression diagram of an intra E-UTRAN hand-offprocess according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a block progression diagram of an inter E-UTRAN hand-offprocess according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a block progression diagram of an inter E-UTRAN, s-GW and MMEhand-off process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a block progression diagram of inter radio access technology(RAT) hand-off process according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of prioritizingcommunication networks for an information handling system according toan embodiment of the present disclosure.

The use of the same reference symbols in different drawings may indicatesimilar or identical items.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The following description in combination with the Figures is provided toassist in understanding the teachings disclosed herein. The descriptionis focused on specific implementations and embodiments of the teachings,and is provided to assist in describing the teachings. This focus shouldnot be interpreted as a limitation on the scope or applicability of theteachings.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for an informationhandling system that allows for the dynamic communication at a pluralityof communication networks based, at least, on the velocity of theinformation handling system as it moves throughout a physicalenvironment that the communication network has been deployed within. Inan embodiment, an information handling system may include a processor; amemory device; a wireless network interface device to communicativelycouple the information handling system to a communication network; awireless network connection module to determine whether the informationhandling system is communicatively coupled to one of a Wi-Ficommunication network, a public long-term evolution (LTE) communicationnetwork, and a private LTE communication network; a velocitydetermination module to determine a velocity of the information handlingsystem; and a network prioritization module to: determine a firstcommunication network the information handling system is communicativelycoupled to; and communicatively couple and consign the informationhandling system to a second communication network during a hand-offprocess (also known as a handover process) based on, at least, thevelocity of the information handling system.

By tracking the velocity of the information handling system, theinformation handling system may be consigned to distinct communicationnetworks based on the velocity of the information handling system. Inthese embodiments, the methods and systems described herein may switchfast-moving or frequently-moving information handling systems to acommunication network that may be better capable of performing ahand-off process relatively more efficient than other types ofcommunication networks. The term “fast-moving” when descried inconnection with the information handling systems described herein ismeant to be understood as those information handling systems that passthrough a communication signal associated with an access point. Afrequently-moving information handling system may be those systems thatpass through a plurality of communication signals associated with aplurality of access points within any number of communication signals.In some embodiments, the velocity of the information handling system maycause the information handling system to be consigned to, for example, apublic long-term evolution (LTE) communication or a private LTEcommunication network. Those information handling systems that do notmeet a velocity threshold, in an embodiment, may be consigned to acommunication network that is relatively less efficient (e.g., Wi-Fi) inexecuting a hand-off process than other types of communication networks.The lack of efficiency of the hand-off processes in, for example, theWi-Fi communication network, results from the “hard” hand-off processthat results in data loss and increased hand-off time. In the presentspecification, a “hard” hand-off process includes severing acommunication between the information handling system and a first accesspoint prior to reconnecting the information handling system to a secondaccess point. The methods and systems described herein, because hardhand-offs result in data loss and increased hand-off time, may includedetermining whether a velocity and/or AP switching threshold has beenmet, and switching to a communication network that is relatively morecapable of completing hand-offs such as an LTE communication network. Inexample embodiments herein, the Wi-Fi hand-off process may be lessefficient than an LTE hand-off process in that it may be slower toestablish or manage the hand-off and may incur an increased risk of dataloss during hand-off and a need or a retry or a risk of signal lossduring the hand-off. The LTE hand-off processes may be faster when aplurality of nearby access points are available and may include a softhand-off process that initiates a communication coupling of theinformation handling system to a second AP before severing thecommunication with a first AP.

In another embodiment, depending on the number of access pointsavailable of a type of communication network or the frequency ofoperation. For example, fewer hand-offs may be necessary such as awireless communication network at a lower frequency where access pointshave a signal radius that is greater than higher frequency signal bands.In other examples, a wireless communication network may reach and edgeof coverage such as for a Wi-Fi network or a private LTE networkrequiring a network, such as a public LTE communication network withwide-ranging and broad wireless coverage.

In some examples, along with the velocity determining the hand-offprocesses and communication networks to which the information handlingsystem is coupled, communication network availability, executingapplications on the information handling system, and location of theinformation handling system may also determine which communicationnetwork to communicatively couple the information handling system to.

FIG. 1 illustrates an information handling system 100 similar toinformation handling systems according to several aspects of the presentdisclosure. In the embodiments described herein, an information handlingsystem includes any instrumentality or aggregate of instrumentalitiesoperable to compute, classify, process, transmit, receive, retrieve,originate, switch, store, display, manifest, detect, record, reproduce,handle, or use any form of information, intelligence, or data forbusiness, scientific, control, entertainment, or other purposes. Forexample, an information handling system 100 can be a personal computer,mobile device (e.g., personal digital assistant (PDA) or smart phone),server (e.g., blade server or rack server), a consumer electronicdevice, a network server or storage device, a network router, switch, orbridge, wireless router, or other network communication device, anetwork connected device (cellular telephone, tablet device, etc.), IoTcomputing device, wearable computing device, a set-top box (STB), amobile information handling system, a palmtop computer, a laptopcomputer, a desktop computer, a communications device, an access point(AP), a base station transceiver, a wireless telephone, a land-linetelephone, a control system, a camera, a scanner, a facsimile machine, aprinter, a pager, a personal trusted device, a web appliance, or anyother suitable machine capable of executing a set of instructions(sequential or otherwise) that specify actions to be taken by thatmachine, and can vary in size, shape, performance, price, andfunctionality.

In a networked deployment, the information handling system 100 mayoperate in the capacity of a server or as a client computer in aserver-client network environment, or as a peer computer system in apeer-to-peer (or distributed) network environment. In a particularembodiment, the information handling system 100 can be implemented usingelectronic devices that provide voice, video or data communication. Forexample, an information handling system 100 may be any mobile or othercomputing device capable of executing a set of instructions (sequentialor otherwise) that specify actions to be taken by that machine. Further,while a single information handling system 100 is illustrated, the term“system” shall also be taken to include any collection of systems orsub-systems that individually or jointly execute a set, or multiplesets, of instructions to perform one or more computer functions.

The information handling system can include memory (volatile (e.g.random-access memory, etc.), nonvolatile (read-only memory, flash memoryetc.) or any combination thereof), one or more processing resources,such as a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit(GPU), hardware or software control logic, or any combination thereof.Additional components of the information handling system 100 can includeone or more storage devices, one or more communications ports forcommunicating with external devices, as well as, various input andoutput (I/O) devices, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a video/graphicdisplay, or any combination thereof. The information handling system 100can also include one or more buses operable to transmit communicationsbetween the various hardware components. Portions of an informationhandling system 100 may themselves be considered information handlingsystems 100.

Information handling system 100 can include devices or modules thatembody one or more of the devices or execute instructions for the one ormore systems and modules described herein, and operates to perform oneor more of the methods described herein. The information handling system100 may execute code instructions 124 that may operate on servers orsystems, remote data centers, or on-box in individual client informationhandling systems according to various embodiments herein. In someembodiments, it is understood any or all portions of code instructions124 may operate on a plurality of information handling systems 100.

The information handling system 100 may include a processor 102 such asa central processing unit (CPU), control logic or some combination ofthe same. Any of the processing resources may operate to execute codethat is either firmware or software code. Moreover, the informationhandling system 100 can include memory such as main memory 104, staticmemory 106, computer readable medium 122 storing instructions 124 of thewireless network connection module 132, the velocity determinationmodule 134, the network prioritization module 136, and the triangulationmodule 138, and drive unit 116 (volatile (e.g. random-access memory,etc.), nonvolatile (read-only memory, flash memory etc.) or anycombination thereof). The information handling system 100 can alsoinclude one or more buses 108 operable to transmit communicationsbetween the various hardware components such as any combination ofvarious input and output (I/O) devices.

The information handling system 100 may further include a video display110. The video display 110 in an embodiment may function as a liquidcrystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a flatpanel display, or a solid-state display. Additionally, the informationhandling system 100 may include an input device 112, such as a cursorcontrol device (e.g., mouse, touchpad, or gesture or touch screen input,and a keyboard 114. The information handling system 100 can also includea disk drive unit 116.

The wireless network interface device 120 as shown in FIG. 1 may includea wireless adapter that can provide connectivity to a network 128, e.g.,a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN), wireless localarea network (WLAN), a wireless personal area network (WPAN), a wirelesswide area network (WWAN), a private LTE communication network, a publicLTE communication network, a Wi-Fi communication, or other networksdescribed herein. Connectivity may be via wired or wireless connection.The wireless network interface device 120 may operate in accordance withany wireless data communication standards. To communicate with awireless local area network, standards including IEEE 802.11 WLANstandards, IEEE 802.15 WPAN standards, WWAN such as 3GPP or 3GPP2, orsimilar wireless standards may be used. In some aspects of the presentdisclosure, one wireless network interface device 120 may operate two ormore wireless links.

Wireless network interface device 120 may connect to any combination ofmacro-cellular wireless connections including 2G, 2.5G, 3G, 4G, 5G orthe like from one or more service providers via any type of accesspoint. In the present specification and in the appended claims, the term“access point” may be defined as any networking hardware device thatallows an information handling system to connect to a communicationnetwork described herein. In an embodiment, an access point may includea cell tower, a router device or any other type of physical hardwarethat is capable of wireless communication to and from the informationhandling system. Utilization of radiofrequency communication bandsaccording to several example embodiments of the present disclosure mayinclude bands used with the WLAN standards and WWAN carriers, which mayoperate in both licensed and unlicensed spectrums. For example, bothWLAN and WWAN may use the Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure(U-NII) band which typically operates in the ˜5 MHz frequency band suchas 802.11 a/h/j/n/ac (e.g., center frequencies between 5.170-5.785 GHz).It is understood that any number of available channels may be availableunder the 5 GHz shared communication frequency band. WLAN, for example,may also operate at a 2.4 GHz band. WWAN may operate in a number ofbands, some of which are proprietary but may include a wirelesscommunication frequency band at approximately 2.5 GHz band for example.In additional examples, WWAN carrier licensed bands may operate atfrequency bands of approximately 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1900 MHz, or1700/2100 MHz for example as well. In an embodiment, both WLAN and WWANmay use radio frequency bands that include those band associated with 5GNR frequency bands such as frequency range (FR) 1 (e.g., n1-n3, n5, n7,n8, n12, n14, n18, n20, n25, n28-n30, n34, n38-n41, n48, n50, n51, n65,n66, n70, n71, n74-n84, n86, n89, and n90) and FR2 (e.g., n257, n258,n260, and n261) bands.

In some embodiments, software, firmware, dedicated hardwareimplementations such as application specific integrated circuits,programmable logic arrays and other hardware devices can be constructedto implement one or more of some systems and methods described herein.Applications that may include the apparatus and systems of variousembodiments can broadly include a variety of electronic and computersystems. One or more embodiments described herein may implementfunctions using two or more specific interconnected hardware modules ordevices with related control and data signals that can be communicatedbetween and through the modules, or as portions of anapplication-specific integrated circuit. Accordingly, the present systemencompasses software, firmware, and hardware implementations.

In accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure, themethods described herein may be implemented by firmware or softwareprograms executable by a controller or a processor system. Further, inan exemplary, non-limited embodiment, implementations can includedistributed processing, component/object distributed processing, andparallel processing. Alternatively, virtual computer system processingcan be constructed to implement one or more of the methods orfunctionality as described herein.

The present disclosure contemplates a computer-readable medium thatincludes instructions, parameters, and profiles 124 or receives andexecutes instructions, parameters, and profiles 124 responsive to apropagated signal, so that a device connected to a network 128 cancommunicate voice, video or data over the network 128. Further, theinstructions 124 may be transmitted or received over the network 128 viathe network interface device or wireless network interface device 120.

The information handling system 100 can include a set of instructions124 that can be executed to cause the computer system to perform any oneor more of the methods or computer-based functions disclosed herein. Forexample, instructions 124 may execute a wireless network connectionmodule 132, a velocity determination module 134, a networkprioritization module 136, a triangulation module 138, software agents,or other aspects or components. Various software modules comprisingapplication instructions 124 may be coordinated by an operating system(OS), and/or via an application programming interface (API). An exampleoperating system may include Windows®, Android®, and other OS types.Example APIs may include Win 32, Core Java API, or Android APIs.

The disk drive unit 116 and the wireless network connection module 132,velocity determination module 134, network prioritization module 136,and triangulation module 138 may include a computer-readable medium 122in which one or more sets of instructions 124 such as software can beembedded. Similarly, main memory 104 and static memory 106 may alsocontain a computer-readable medium for storage of one or more sets ofinstructions, parameters, or profiles 124 including an estimatedtraining duration table. The disk drive unit 116 and static memory 106may also contain space for data storage. Further, the instructions 124may embody one or more of the methods or logic as described herein. Forexample, instructions relating to the wireless network connection module132, velocity determination module 134, network prioritization module136, and triangulation module 138 software algorithms, processes, and/ormethods may be stored here. In a particular embodiment, theinstructions, parameters, and profiles 124 may reside completely, or atleast partially, within the main memory 104, the static memory 106,and/or within the disk drive 116 during execution by the processor 102of information handling system 100. As explained, some or all of thewireless network connection module 132, velocity determination module134, network prioritization module 136, and triangulation module 138 maybe executed locally or remotely. The main memory 104 and the processor102 also may include computer-readable media.

Main memory 104 may contain computer-readable medium (not shown), suchas RAM in an example embodiment. An example of main memory 104 includesrandom access memory (RAM) such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM(DRAM), non-volatile RAM (NV-RAM), or the like, read only memory (ROM),another type of memory, or a combination thereof. Static memory 106 maycontain computer-readable medium (not shown), such as NOR or NAND flashmemory in some example embodiments. The wireless network connectionmodule 132, velocity determination module 134, network prioritizationmodule 136, position sensor module 140, and triangulation module 138 maybe stored in static memory 106, or the drive unit 116 on acomputer-readable medium 122 such as a flash memory or magnetic disk inan example embodiment. While the computer-readable medium is shown to bea single medium, the term “computer-readable medium” includes a singlemedium or multiple media, such as a centralized or distributed database,and/or associated caches and servers that store one or more sets ofinstructions. The term “computer-readable medium” shall also include anymedium that is capable of storing, encoding, or carrying a set ofinstructions for execution by a processor or that cause a computersystem to perform any one or more of the methods or operations disclosedherein.

In a particular non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, thecomputer-readable medium can include a solid-state memory such as amemory card or other package that houses one or more non-volatileread-only memories. Further, the computer-readable medium can be arandom-access memory or other volatile re-writable memory. Additionally,the computer-readable medium can include a magneto-optical or opticalmedium, such as a disk or tapes or other storage device to storeinformation received via carrier wave signals such as a signalcommunicated over a transmission medium. Furthermore, a computerreadable medium can store information received from distributed networkresources such as from a cloud-based environment. A digital fileattachment to an e-mail or other self-contained information archive orset of archives may be considered a distribution medium that isequivalent to a tangible storage medium. Accordingly, the disclosure isconsidered to include any one or more of a computer-readable medium or adistribution medium and other equivalents and successor media, in whichdata or instructions may be stored.

As described herein, the information handling system 100 may alsoinclude a wireless network connection module 132 that may be operablyconnected to the bus 108. The wireless network connection module 132computer readable medium 122 may also contain space for data storage.The wireless network connection module 132 may, according to the presentdescription, perform tasks related to determining whether theinformation handling system is communicatively coupled to one of a Wi-Ficommunication network, a public long-term evolution (LTE) communicationnetwork, and a private LTE communication network. In some embodiments,the wireless network connection module 132 may relay data descriptive ofwhat communication network the information handling system iscommunicatively coupled to a network prioritization module 136 forfurther use by the information handling system as described herein.

In an embodiment, the wireless network connection module 132 maycommunicate with the main memory 104, the processor 102, the videodisplay 110, the alpha-numeric input device 112, and the wirelessnetwork interface device 120 via bus 108, and several forms ofcommunication may be used, including ACPI, SMBus, a 24 MHZ BFSK-codedtransmission channel, or shared memory. Keyboard driver software,firmware, controllers and the like may communicate with applications onthe information handling system 100.

As described herein, the information handling system 100 may alsoinclude a velocity determination module 134 that may be operablyconnected to the bus 108. The velocity determination module 134 computerreadable medium 122 may also contain space for data storage. Thevelocity determination module 134 may, according to the presentdescription, perform tasks related to determine a velocity of theinformation handling system. In order to determine the velocity (e.g.,movement and acceleration) of the information handling system, thevelocity determination module 134 may receive positional andacceleration data from a number of sensors and devices. Among thesesensors and devices, the velocity determination module 134 may receivepositional and acceleration data from a triangulation module 138 and/ora position sensor module 140. The triangulation module 138 may be anymodule that includes computer readable medium that stores instructions,parameters, and profiles to determine the position of the informationhandling system 100 within a signal radius of access points that formpart of any of the communication networks described herein. In theembodiments described herein, the triangulation module 138 may executeany wireless triangulation process used to determine the location of theinformation handling system 100 that includes the measurement of areceived signal strength indicator (RSSI) or other types of data. Thedata received by the triangulation module 138 may be provided to thevelocity determination module 134.

Among the sensors and devices used by the velocity determination module134 and the triangulation module 138 may also include a position sensormodule 140. The position sensor module 140 may include, for example, aglobal positioning satellite (GPS) system 142, an accelerometer 144, anda time-of-flight (TOF) module 146. Each of the GPS system 142, theaccelerometer 144, and the TOF module 146 may provide location,position, and acceleration data to the position sensor module 140 whichprovides this data to the velocity determination module 134. Othersensors of the position sensor module 140 are contemplated including agyroscope, an orientation sensor to detect an orientation of theinformation handling system 100, an angle sensor to detect an angle ofthe information handling system 100 relative to an access point, aconfiguration sensor to detect whether a notebook-type informationhandling system 100 is open closed, or in a table configuration, a halleffect sensor, an ambient light sensor, among others. Typically, aninformation handling system may include these types of sensors and maybe used for other operations associated with the information handlingsystem 100 concurrently with the operation of the position sensor module140 as described herein.

In some embodiments, the velocity determination module 134 may relay thepositional and velocity data descriptive of the location, position,orientation, and/or velocity data of the information handling system 100to a network prioritization module 136 for further use by theinformation handling system 100 as described herein.

In an embodiment, the velocity determination module 134 may communicatewith the main memory 104, the processor 102, the video display 110, thealpha-numeric input device 112, and the wireless network interfacedevice 120 via bus 108, and several forms of communication may be used,including ACPI, SMBus, a 24 MHZ BFSK-coded transmission channel, orshared memory. Keyboard driver software, firmware, controllers and thelike may communicate with applications on the information handlingsystem 100.

As described herein, the information handling system 100 may alsoinclude a network prioritization module 136 that may be operablyconnected to the bus 108. The network prioritization module 136 computerreadable medium 122 may also contain space for data storage. The networkprioritization module 136 may, according to the present description,perform tasks related to determining a first communication network theinformation handling system is communicatively coupled to andcommunicatively couple and consign the information handling system to asecond communication network for facility of hand-off processes basedon, at least, the velocity of the information handling system. In someembodiments, the network prioritization module 136 may iterativelydetermine, with the wireless network connection module 132 and velocitydetermination module 134, determine which of the plurality of wirelesscommunication networks to communicatively couple the informationhandling system 100 to, at least partially, based on the velocity of theinformation handling system 100, the channel availability on any of thecommunication networks, an application being executed on the informationhandling system 100, a location of the information handling system 100,among other characteristics.

In an embodiment, the network prioritization module 136 may communicatewith the main memory 104, the processor 102, the video display 110, thealpha-numeric input device 112, and the wireless network interfacedevice 120 via bus 108, and several forms of communication may be used,including ACPI, SMBus, a 24 MHZ BFSK-coded transmission channel, orshared memory. Keyboard driver software, firmware, controllers and thelike may communicate with applications on the information handlingsystem 100.

During operation, the information handling system 100 may engage in ahand-over process with any of a private LTE communication network, apublic LTE communication network, a private Wi-Fi communication, apublic Wi-Fi communication network or any other type of communicationnetwork. By way of example, an information handling system 100 may be inthe form of a drone monitoring a campus of a university or company. Thedrone may be an autonomous flying or ground-traveling machine that isdirected to patrol the campus via execution of a processor on acomputing device of the drone. Because such a patrol may require thedrone to engage in multiple hand-off processes between a plurality ofaccess points, the systems and method described herein may consign thedrone to be communicatively coupled to, for example, a private LTEcommunication network which may be better suited to these hand-offprocesses than, for example, a private Wi-Fi communication network.Similarly, an autonomous driving vehicle being driven in an area viaexecution of computer readable program code by a processor may use thesystems and methods described herein. In this example, the expansivedistances an autonomous driving vehicle may traverse and the location ofthe vehicle away from other communication networks (e.g., public orprivate Wi-Fi communication networks) may cause the information handlingsystem 100 of the vehicle to be communicatively coupled to an LTEcommunication network based on this type of communication network'shand-off reliability. However, the present specification contemplatesthat as these drones and autonomous driving vehicles are no longermoving and their velocities are no longer past a threshold, theinformation handling systems 100 associated with these devices mayconsign them to another communication network such as a public orprivate Wi-Fi communication network.

In other embodiments described herein in connection with the informationhandling system 100, dedicated hardware implementations such asapplication specific integrated circuits, programmable logic arrays andother hardware devices can be constructed to implement one or more ofthe methods described herein. Applications that may include theapparatus and systems of various embodiments can broadly include avariety of electronic and computer systems. One or more embodimentsdescribed herein may implement functions using two or more specificinterconnected hardware modules or devices with related control and datasignals that can be communicated between and through the modules, or asportions of an application-specific integrated circuit. Accordingly, thepresent system encompasses software, firmware, and hardwareimplementations.

When referred to as a “system”, a “device,” a “module,” a “controller,”or the like, the embodiments described herein can be configured ashardware. For example, a portion of an information handling systemdevice may be hardware such as, for example, an integrated circuit (suchas an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a FieldProgrammable Gate Array (FPGA), a structured ASIC, or a device embeddedon a larger chip), a card (such as a Peripheral Component Interface(PCI) card, a PCI-express card, a Personal Computer Memory CardInternational Association (PCMCIA) card, or other such expansion card),or a system (such as a motherboard, a system-on-a-chip (SoC), or astand-alone device). The system, device, controller, or module caninclude software, including firmware embedded at a device, such as anIntel® Core class processor, ARM® brand processors, Qualcomm® Snapdragonprocessors, or other processors and chipsets, or other such device, orsoftware capable of operating a relevant environment of the informationhandling system. The system, device, controller, or module can alsoinclude a combination of the foregoing examples of hardware or software.In an embodiment an information handling system 100 may include anintegrated circuit or a board-level product having portions thereof thatcan also be any combination of hardware and software. Devices, modules,resources, controllers, or programs that are in communication with oneanother need not be in continuous communication with each other, unlessexpressly specified otherwise. In addition, devices, modules, resources,controllers, or programs that are in communication with one another cancommunicate directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries.

FIG. 2 is a graphical diagram illustrating an information handlingsystem 200 interfacing with a plurality of access points 215, 225, 235according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Although FIG. 2shows that the information handling system 200 is or may becommunicatively coupled to three access points 215, 225, 235, the numberof access points 215, 225, 235 that the information handling system 200may be communicatively coupled to either concurrently or sequentiallymay vary and may, in some embodiments, depend on the number and type ofantenna systems within the information handling system 200. For example,the information handling system 200 may include a Bluetooth antennasystem, a Wi-Fi antenna system, a 5G NR antenna system (e.g., mm-waveantenna system), an LTE antenna system, and a CBRS antenna system, amongother types of antenna systems that may establish a communication withan AP 215, 225, 235.

The information handling system 200 of FIG. 2 is shown to be alaptop-type computing device. However, the present specificationcontemplates that any type of computing device may be used without goingbeyond the scope of the principles described herein. The informationhandling system 200, in this embodiment, includes a display portion 205and a keyboard portion 210. The keyboard portion 210 includes a numberof actuatable keys that allows a user to provide input to theinformation handling system 200. Via interaction with the keyboardportion 210 by a user, the user may input data into the informationhandling system 200 and receive output from the screen portion 205.

The information handling system 200 includes a wireless networkconnection module 132. As described herein, the wireless networkconnection module 132 may perform tasks related to determine whether theinformation handling system is communicatively coupled to one of a Wi-Ficommunication network, a public long-term evolution (LTE) communicationnetwork, and a private LTE communication network. Such a determinationmay include auditing a plurality of APs 215, 225 235 distributed acrossa multi-channel communication network and determine to which of thetypes of communication networks each AP 215, 225 235 is part of. It isappreciated that each or all of the APs 215, 225 235 described hereinmay be associated with the same or different communication networks.

For example, a first AP 215 may be associated with a specific type ofcommunication network such as a 5G NR communication network. This wouldmake the first AP 215 a 5G NR-enabled AP 215 that is capable of sendingand receiving data packets at a mm-wave frequency. For example, thefirst AP 215 may be a gNodeB access point. As may be appreciated, thismm-wave frequency may include frequency range (FR) 1 and FR 2frequencies that allow for relatively large amounts of data to betransmitted across the 5G NR communication network. In the exampleswhere the data to be transmitted includes streaming data, thecommunicative coupling of the information handling system 200 to thisfirst AP 215 may allow for increased rates of throughput allowing forlow-latency transceiving of data to and from the information handlingsystem 200. In order to access the first AP 215, therefore, theinformation handling system 200 may include a 5G NR antenna system thatmay include one or more 5G mm wave antennas that may transceive data atthe FR1 and FR 2 frequency ranges.

Similarly, where a second AP 225 is associated with a specific type ofcommunication network such as a public or private LTE communicationnetwork, the second AP 225 may be an LTE-enabled AP 225 that is capableof sending and receiving data packets at those frequencies associatedwith LTE transmissions. For example, the second AP 225 may be an eNodeBAP or a macrocellular base station. As may be appreciated, thesefrequencies may include a plurality of frequency bands that allow forcertain amounts of data to be transmitted across the LTE communicationnetwork that has a relatively larger range than a 5G NR communicationnetwork. In the examples where the data to be transmitted includes datathat is dependent on signal quality and reliability, the communicativecoupling of the information handling system 200 to this second AP 225may allow for increased signal reliability during transceiving of datato and from the information handling system 200. In order to access thesecond AP 225, therefore, the information handling system 200 mayinclude an LTE antenna system that may include one or more LTE waveantennas that may transceive data at those LTE frequency ranges.

A third AP 235 may be associated with a specific type of communicationnetwork such as a public or private Wi-Fi communication network and maybe described as a Wi-Fi-enabled AP 235 that is capable of sending andreceiving data packets at those frequencies associated with Wi-Fitransmissions. As may be appreciated, these frequencies may include 2.4GHz and 5 GHz or any other frequencies associated with 802.11b, 802.11a,802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, and 802.11ax IEEE standards, among others.In order to access the third AP 235, therefore, the information handlingsystem 200 may include a Wi-Fi antenna system that may include one ormore Wi-Fi wave antennas that may transceive data at those Wi-Fifrequency ranges.

In an embodiment, as the wireless network connection module 132 surveysthe third AP 235, the wireless network connection module 132 maydetermine, for example, the Wi-Fi-wave transmission capabilities of thethird AP 235 as well as other characteristics such as a signal to noiseratio (SNR) between the second AP 225 and the information handlingsystem 200, a signal strength between the third AP 235 and theinformation handling system 200, a channel contention at the third AP235, a retry rate of the third AP 235, and a connection speed of thethird AP 235, among other characteristics described herein. With thisdata and the data descriptive of the velocity of the informationhandling system 200 from the velocity determination module 134, theinformation handling system 200 may be communicatively coupled to themost reliable communication network to fit its communicationrequirements at any given time.

During operation of the information handling system 200, as describedherein, the velocity determination module 134 may continually detect theposition, acceleration, and, consequently, the velocity of theinformation handling system 200 across any given physical space. In anembodiment, the wireless network connection module 132 may firstdetermine whether the information handling system 200 is communicativelycoupled to a Wi-Fi communication network via, for example, theWi-Fi-enabled AP 235. Where the wireless network connection module 132determines that the information handling system 200 is communicativelycoupled to a Wi-Fi communication network, the velocity determinationmodule 134 of the information handling system 200 may monitor formovement of the information handling system 200 using the positionsensor module 140 with its GPS 142, accelerometer 144, and TOF module146. The information handling system 200 may also determine its positionrelative to any AP 235 and other potential APs using a triangulationmodule 138 in the same Wi-Fi protocol or other communication protocolsdescribed herein. If the velocity determination module 134 detects thatthe velocity is or has changed to a velocity above a certain threshold,the wireless network connection module 132 may cause the informationhandling system 200 to search for and communicatively couple to aprivate LTE, a public LTE communication network (e.g., in that order forexample), or any other available wireless network.

In an embodiment, the threshold velocity may be determined using anumber of methods that each, independently for example, may trigger(e.g., via a threshold being met) the hand-off of the informationhandling system 200 from one wireless network operating at a firstnetwork protocol to another wireless network operating at a secondnetwork protocol. A first method is based on a percentage of signalradius of any given access point. This signal radius, in an embodiment,may be detected and/or calculated using any process and the presentspecification contemplates that the threshold percentage of signalradius may be set based on a number of factors including the type ofinformation handling system 200 and the application using the channelsacross the communication network among other factors. By way of example,where the velocity of the information handling system 200 is greaterthan a percentage of a signal radius of any given AP 215, 225, 235(e.g., threshold velocity reached), the process may proceed with movingthe information handling system 200 from a first wireless network (e.g.,a Wi-Fi network) to another wireless network such as a private or publicLTE wireless network. A second method may involve tracking the number ofhand-offs required in a first wireless network that occur in a period oftime and determining that a threshold level of hand-offs in a period oftime may require moving the information handling system 200 from a firstwireless network (e.g., a Wi-Fi network) to another wireless networksuch as a private or public LTE wireless network in another embodiment.The other wireless network may have more APs or better distribution orcoverage and require fewer hand-offs or be more efficient at conductinghandoffs without data loss or signal degradation.

In an embodiment, the threshold velocity may be detected based on thenumber of APs 215, 225 235 the information handling system 200 hascommunicatively coupled to within a given duration of time using aninter-wireless network hand-off process. The velocity may, in thisexample, be data used to determine whether a threshold number of AP 215,225 235 hand-off has occurred over a period of time, such as an hour.When the number of AP 215, 225, 235 hand-offs exceeds a certain numberof switches, the information handling system 200 may be handed off froma first wireless network (e.g., a Wi-Fi network) to another wirelessnetwork such as a private or public LTE wireless network. Theseinter-wireless network hand-offs from one AP 215, 225, 235 to anothermay occur within a group of APs 215, 225, 235 within the same wirelessprotocol network such as a Wi-Fi network, a private LTE network, apublic LTE network, among others. In this example, because the locationof the APs 215, 225 235 are known, the velocity of the informationhandling system 200 as it is handed off from one AP 215, 225 235 toanother may be indicative that the threshold number of inter-wirelessnetwork AP 215, 225, 235 hand-offs has been met and that the informationhandling system 200 should be communicatively coupled to a communicationnetwork that is better equipped and programed to conduct such frequenthand-off processes. For example, an LTE wireless network may be betterable to conduct hand-off processes based on the signal radius or fasterhand-off capabilities of that type of wireless network. In anembodiment, the process may first communicatively couple or seek tocommunicatively couple the information handling system 200 to a privateLTE wireless network before a public LTE wireless network.Considerations of which wireless network to hand the informationhandling system 200 off to from the Wi-Fi wireless network may includethe geographical coverage of the private LTE network, the application orprocesses being executed on the information handling system 200, thedata security protocols executed at the public or private LTE wirelessnetworks, or any other considerations that may affect the performance oroperations of the information handling system 200.

The detection of the velocity of the information handling system 200 bythe velocity determination module 134 may be assisted by thetriangulation module 138 and position sensor module 140 as describedherein. These modules 138 and 140 may include various sensors used todetect a position of the information handling system 200 at any giventime and may include a GPS system 142, an accelerometer 144, a TOFmodule 146, among other sensors.

Where any threshold velocity or number of hand-offs described above aremet, the information handling system 200 may be consigned, as described,to a communication network that allows for easier, lossless, andreliable hand-off processing. As described herein, a hand-off processwithin a Wi-Fi communication network may result in a loss of data andincreased time consumed during the hand-off process. The amount of dataloss may vary but, in some examples, the duration of time during thehand-off may be 3 ms or longer. In some examples, the duration of timeduring the hand-off may be 200 ms or more. These lags in time and lossof data may result in user-discernable failures in the operation of theinformation handling system 200. The systems and methods describedherein, therefore, more cause the information handlings system 200 to becommunicatively coupled to a communication network that has little to nodata loss during a hand-off process and little to no time during thehand-off process.

In an example, these type of communication network may include a privateLTE or a public LTE communication network. During operation of theinformation handling system 200 and after one or both of these thresholdcriteria have been met, the information handling system 200 may becommunicatively coupled to a private LTE communication network. Where noprivate LTE communication network is available, the information handlingsystem 200, via execution of the network prioritization module 136, maythen communicatively couple the information handling system 200 to apublic LTE communication network. By searching for a private LTEcommunication network prior to a public LTE communication network, thenetwork prioritization module 136 of the information handling system 200may first look for those communication networks that may providerelatively more privacy in the data being transmitted. Where neither aprivate or public LTE communication network is available, theinformation handling system 200 may remain on the Wi-Fi communicationnetwork until those other communication networks are made available.Again, other certain considerations of which wireless network toredirect the information handling system 200 to from the Wi-Fi firstwireless network (e.g., Wi-Fi) may include the geographical coverage ofthe private or public LTE network, the application or processes beingexecuted on the information handling system 200, or any otherconsiderations that may affect the performance or operations of theinformation handling system 200.

During operation and where the wireless network connection module 132has determined that the information handling system 200 is not connectedto a Wi-Fi communication network, the network prioritization module 136may be executed by the information handling system 200 to determinewhether the information handling system 200 is communicatively coupledto a public LTE communication network. Again, the network prioritizationmodule 136 may prioritize the communication network the informationhandling system is communicatively coupled to by prioritizing thecommunicative coupling of the information handling system 200 to aprivate LTE communication network before a public LTE communicationnetwork. Where the network prioritization module 136 has determined thatthe information handling system 200 is not communicatively coupled to apublic LTE communication network, the network prioritization module 136may determine whether the information handling system 200 iscommunicatively coupled to a private LTE communication network.

Where the information handling system 200 is determined to becommunicatively coupled to a private LTE communication network, theinformation handling system 200 may again engage in a velocitydetermination process by the velocity determination module 134. Again,it may be determined whether a threshold velocity or number of hand-offshas been reached based on a percentage of signal radius of any givenaccess point traveled by the information handling system 200 within aspecific wireless network (e.g., the private LTE communication network).Alternatively, or additionally, the information handling system 200 maydetermine whether a threshold velocity has been reached based on thenumber of APs 215, 225 235 the information handling system 200 hascommunicatively coupled to within a given duration of time (e.g., anhour). However, in this embodiment, the velocity determination module134, or a variation on velocity determination based on or number ofhand-offs within a particular wireless network type in an area during aperiod, may include an information handling system weighted velocity.The information handling system weighted velocity may be a time weightedvelocity that weights those velocity measurements received more recentlythan other velocity measurements. By doing so, the velocitydetermination module 134 may determine that, where the thresholdweighted velocity or number of hand-offs has not been exceeded, thenetwork prioritization module 136 may consign the information handlingsystem 200 to be communicatively coupled to a Wi-Fi communicationnetwork instead of occupying a channel on the private LTE communicationnetwork. This allows relatively more stationary information handlingsystems 200 to use those communication networks that will not or rarelyengage in a hand-off process.

In other embodiments, the information handling system weighted velocitymay be a weighted depending on the type of data to be wirelesslycommunicated. For high priority data or data in which little latency orhigh bandwidth is required, the weights applied those velocitymeasurements received may be higher than wirelessly transmitted that maybe lower priority such as bursty data transfers or data that may betransmitted at any time. For example, for a vehicle control, such as adrone operation, or for streaming video system, such applicationsoperating may have velocity measurements weighted more than othervelocity measurements occurring during applications operating with datatransmission with not as stringent latency or bandwidth needs. Forexample, in embodiments with IoT sensor measurement uploads or burstymessaging systems or similar applications, velocity measurements may beweighted less due to the lesser impact of hand-offs which may be lessefficient and which retries or signal loss may not be noticed by a user.By doing so, the velocity determination module 134 may determine whatapplications are operating or the type of data rating for transfer andthat, where the threshold weighted velocity or number of hand-offs hasnot been exceeded, the network prioritization module 136 may consign theinformation handling system 200 to be communicatively coupled to a Wi-Ficommunication network instead of occupying a channel on the private LTEcommunication network. This allows relatively more sensitiveapplications operating on information handling systems 200 to use thosecommunication networks that will need an efficient hand-off processwhile less sensitive applications on information handling systems 200may use Wi-Fi communication networks with less effect of hand-offinefficiency when or if hand-offs are necessary.

The present information handling system 200 described herein, therefore,coordinates that uses of the information handling system 200 to becommunicatively coupled to those wireless communication networks basedon the probability of the information handling system 200 needing toengage in a hand-off process within each of the give wirelesscommunication networks. Factors may include mobility of the informationhandling system 200 as determined by velocity, but also coverage of theavailable wireless communication networks which may vary in AP coverageradius, number of APs and radio conditions which may affect how often orif frequent hand-offs are required. By relegating those informationhandling systems 200 to those communication networks that can handlehand-offs more readily when those hand-off processes are necessary suchas when the velocity of the information handling system 200 exceeds thevelocity thresholds or number of hand-offs exceeds a threshold number ofhand-offs in a time period described herein.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a network environment 300 offering severalwireless communication protocol options to any type of mobileinformation handling systems 310, 320, 330 according to an embodiment ofthe present disclosure. FIG. 3 illustrates a macro-communication network300 that may include a plurality of individual communication networksthat communicatively couples one or more information handling systems310, 320, 330 such as the information handling system described inconnection with FIG. 1 to one of these communication networks.

In a particular embodiment, network 300 includes networked mobileinformation handling systems 310, 320, and 330, 5G wireless accesspoints, and multiple wireless connection link options. A variety ofadditional computing resources of network 300 may include client mobileinformation handling systems, data processing servers, network storagedevices, local and wide area networks, or other resources as needed ordesired. As partially depicted, systems 310, 320, and 330 may be alaptop computer, tablet computer, 360-degree convertible systems,wearable computing devices, a smart phone device or other computingdevices. These mobile information handling systems 310, 320, and 330,may access a wireless local network 340, or they may access amacro-cellular network 350 via the access points 315,325, 335. Asdescribed herein, the APs 315,325, 335 may include Wi-Fi-enabled accesspoint, private and public long-term evolution (LTE)-enabled accesspoints, and 5G new radio (NR)-enabled access points and may include aplurality of each to allow for the mobile information handling systems310, 320, 330 to communicate with the communication networks (e.g., aWi-Fi communication network, a public LTE communication network, and aprivate LTE communication network, among others). Although FIG. 3illustrates three APs 315,325, 335, the present specificationcontemplates that the number of APs 315,325, 335 may be more or lessthan three in order to form a multi-channel network that includes aWi-Fi network, a 5G network, and a public and private LTE network, amongothers. In an example, the wireless local network 340 may be thewireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless personal area network(WPAN), or a wireless wide area network (WWAN). In an exampleembodiment, LTE-LAA WWAN may operate with a small-cell WWAN wirelessaccess point option.

Components of a wireless local network may be connected by wireline orEthernet connections to a wider external network. For example, wireless5G NR-enabled APs 315, 325, 335 may be connected to a wireless networkcontroller and an Ethernet switch. Wireless communications acrosswireless local network 340 may be via standard protocols such as IEEE802.11 Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11ad WiGig, IEEE 802.15 WPAN, or 5G small cellWWAN communications such as eNodeB, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 1914/1904, IEEEP2413/1471/42010, APs 315,325, 335 implementing 802.11b, 802.11a,802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, and 802.11ax IEEE standards, or similarwireless network protocols developed for 5G, LTE, and Wi-Ficommunications.

Alternatively, other available wireless links within network 300 mayinclude macro-cellular connections 350 via one or more service providers360 and 370. Service provider macro-cellular connections may include 2Gstandards such as GSM, 2.5G standards such as GSM EDGE and GPRS, 3Gstandards such as W-CDMA/UMTS and CDMA 2000, 4G standards, or 5Gstandards including WiMAX, LTE, and LTE Advanced, LTE-LAA, small cellWWAN, and the like. Wireless local network 340 and macro-cellularnetwork 350 may include a variety of licensed, unlicensed or sharedcommunication frequency bands as well as a variety of wireless protocoltechnologies ranging from those operating in macrocells, small cells,picocells, or femtocells.

In some embodiments according to the present disclosure, a networkedmobile information handling system 310, 320, or 330 may have a pluralityof wireless network interface systems capable of transmittingsimultaneously within a shared communication frequency band. Thatcommunication within a shared communication frequency band may besourced from different protocols on parallel wireless network interfacesystems or from a single wireless network interface system capable oftransmitting and receiving from multiple antenna systems to enhancewireless data bandwidth. Similarly, a single antenna or plural antennasmay be used on each of the wireless communication devices so that thebeamforming processes may be engaged in as described herein. Examplecompeting protocols may be local wireless network access protocols suchas Wi-Fi/WLAN, WiGig, and small cell WWAN in an unlicensed, sharedcommunication frequency band. Example communication frequency bands mayinclude unlicensed 5 GHz frequency bands or 3.5 GHz conditional sharedcommunication frequency bands under FCC Part 96. Wi-Gig ISM frequencybands that could be subject to sharing include 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 60 GHzbands or similar bands as understood by those of skill in the art. Forembodiments herein, 5G NR frequency bands such as FR1 (e.g., n1-n3, n5,n7, n8, n12, n14, n18, n20, n25, n28-n30, n34, n38-n41, n48, n50, n51,n65, n66, n70, n71, n74-n84, n86, n89, and n90) and FR2 (e.g., n257,n258, n260, and n261) bands may be transceived at the antenna orantennas. Within local portion of wireless network 350 access points forWi-Fi or WiGig as well as small cell WWAN connectivity may be availablein emerging 5G technology. This may create situations where a pluralityof antenna systems are operating on a mobile information handling system310, 320 or 330 via concurrent communication wireless links on both WLANand WWAN or multiple concurrent wireless link to enhance bandwidth undera protocol and which may operate within the same, adjacent, or otherwiseinterfering communication frequency bands. The antenna or the individualantennas of an antenna array may be transmitting antennas that includeshigh-band, medium-band, low-band, and unlicensed band transmittingantennas. Alternatively, embodiments may include a single transceivingantennas capable of receiving and transmitting, and/or more than onetransceiving antennas.

The voice and packet core network 380 may contain externally accessiblecomputing resources and connect to a remote data center 386. The voiceand packet core network 380 may contain multiple intermediate webservers or other locations with accessible data (not shown). The voiceand packet core network 380 may also connect to other wireless networkssimilar to 340 or 350 and additional mobile information handling systemssuch as 310, 320, 330 or similar connected to those additional wirelessnetworks. Connection 382 between the wireless network 340 and remotedata center 386 or connection to other additional wireless networks maybe via Ethernet or another similar connection to the world-wide-web, aWAN, a LAN, or other network structure. Such a connection 382 may bemade via an access point/Ethernet switch to the external network and bea backhaul connection. The access point may be connected to one or morewireless access points before connecting directly to a mobileinformation handling system or may connect directly to one or moremobile information handling systems 310, 320, and 330. Alternatively,mobile information handling systems 310, 320, and 330 may connect to theexternal network via base station locations at service providers such as360 and 370. These service provider locations may be network connectedvia backhaul connectivity through the voice and packet core network 380.

Remote data centers may include web servers or resources within a cloudenvironment that operate via the voice and packet core 380 or otherwider internet connectivity. For example, remote data centers mayinclude additional information handling systems, data processingservers, network storage devices, local and wide area networks, or otherresources as needed or desired. Having such remote capabilities maypermit fewer resources to be maintained at the mobile informationhandling systems 310, 320, and 330 allowing streamlining and efficiencywithin those devices. In an example where the mobile informationhandling system 310, 320, and 330 includes streaming applications orother high data throughput application, those processing resources atthe remote data centers may supplement the high volume of processingused to provide those processes described herein. Similarly, remote datacenter permits fewer resources to be maintained in other parts ofnetwork 300.

Although APs 315,325, 335 are shown communicatively coupling wirelessadapters of mobile information handling systems 310, 320, and 330 towireless networks 340 or 350, a variety of wireless links arecontemplated. Wireless communication may link through a wireless accesspoint (Wi-Fi or WiGig), through unlicensed WWAN small cell base stationssuch as in network 340 or through a service provider tower such as thatshown with service provider A 360 or service provider B 370 and innetwork 350. In other aspects, mobile information handling systems 310,320, and 330 may communicate intra-device via 348 when one or more ofthe mobile information handling systems 310, 320, and 330 are set to actas, for example, a 5G access point or even potentially a WWAN connectionvia small cell communication on licensed or unlicensed WWAN connections.Concurrent wireless links to information handling systems 310, 320, and330 may be connected via any access points including other mobileinformation handling systems as illustrated in FIG. 3. Again, duringoperation, any of the mobile information handling systems 310, 320, 330,the wireless network connection module 132, the velocity determinationmodule 134, and network prioritization module 136 described inconnection with FIGS. 1 and 2 may cooperate to dynamically,communicatively couple the mobile information handling systems 310, 320,330 to the Wi-Fi communication network, a public long-term evolution(LTE) communication network, and a private LTE communication networkbased on the velocity of the mobile information handling systems. Thisconsigning to the different wireless networks based on the detectedvelocity of the information handling system 200 is done to select thebest wireless network that facilitates hand-off process while alsomaintaining data bandwidth needs for applications being executed on theinformation handling system 200 and throughout the wireless networkavailable to the information handling systems 310, 320, 330.

FIG. 4 is a block progression diagram of a Wi-Fi inter-access pointhand-off process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.In this embodiment, the hand-off may occur from one access point (AP)430 to another AP 435 that are controlled by the same access pointcontroller (APC) 420. The Wi-Fi IP network 460 described herein mayinclude a plurality of APCs 420, 425 that each control a plurality ofAPs 430, 435, 440, 445 respectively. The Wi-Fi IP network 460 may allowfor the information handling system 450, 455 to gain access to theinternet 410 or IP multimedia core network subsystem (IMS) 405. Each ofthe APCs 420, 425 may be communicatively coupled to an authentication,authorization, and accounting (AAA) module 415. The AAA module 415 mayauthenticate, authorize, and account for the information handling system450 gaining access to the Wi-Fi IP network 460 or internet 410 via theAPCs 420, 425.

The AAA module may assist the APC 420 to manage the hand-off from AP 430to AP 435, however no change of APC 420 occurs in the shown embodimentduring a hand-off. In such an embodiment, the hand-off process may take3 ms or longer. In an embodiment, the hand-off process from a sourceaccess point 430 to a target access point 435 may include a hardhand-off process that includes the communicative decoupling from thesource access point 430 prior to a communicative coupling to the targetaccess point 435. In this embodiment, the data loss may be higher thanthat experienced in any soft hand-off that may be completed within aWiFi communication network.

In an embodiment, the number of the hand-off process from one AP 430,435, 440, 445 within a period of time may indicate whether a hand-off ofthe information handling system 450 from a first wireless network (e.g.,Wi-Fi IP network 460) to a second wireless network is initiated when thevelocity determination module detects that the information handlingsystem 450 has moved or has a velocity that exceeds the thresholdsdescribed herein. Additionally or alternatively, the velocity of theinformation handling system 450 within the signal radius of, forexample, the source AP 435, may further indicate that a velocitythreshold has been reached and may indicate whether a hand-off of theinformation handling system 450 from a first wireless network (e.g.,Wi-Fi IP network 460) to a second wireless network is initiated when thevelocity determination module detects that the information handlingsystem 450 has moved or has a velocity that exceeds the thresholdsdescribed herein.

In an embodiment, when the information handling system 450 has detectedthat one or more of the velocity thresholds has been reached, a hand-offsignal descriptive of the information handling system 450 being handedoff to a different wireless network may be sent to, for example, thesource AP 430. In an embodiment, the source AP 430 may access any datadescriptive of other wireless networks available and provide thatinformation to the information handling system 450. Otherwise, theinformation handling system 450 may disconnect from the source AP 430and connect to an access point associated with a different wirelessnetwork. As described herein, the velocity of the information handlingsystem 450 indicates that the plurality hand-off processes within theWi-Fi IP network 460 may reduce the efficiency of applications operatingon the information handling system 450 or the transfer of data to andfrom the information handling system 450. In an embodiment, because thesignal radius of a private or public LTE wireless network is larger thanthose of the APs 430, 435, 440, 445 within the Wi-Fi IP network 460, thenumber of hand-off processes may be reduced while the bandwidth used totransmit data to and from the information handling system 450 may beincreased and/or subjected to higher security.

FIG. 5 is a block progression diagram of a Wi-Fi inter-access pointhand-off process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.In this embodiment, the hand-off may occur from one AP 435 to another AP440 that are controlled by different APCs 420 and 425. As describedherein, the Wi-Fi IP network 460 may include a plurality of APCs 420,425 that each control a plurality of APs 430, 435, 440, 445respectively. The Wi-Fi IP network 460 may allow for the informationhandling system 450, 455 to gain access to the internet 410 or IPmultimedia core network subsystem (IMS) 405. Again, each of the APCs420, 425 may be communicatively coupled to an authentication,authorization, and accounting (AAA) module 415. The AAA module 415 mayauthenticate, authorize, and account for the information handling system450 gaining access to the Wi-Fi IP network 460 or internet 410 via theAPCs 420, 425.

In the shown embodiment where a hand-off between AP 435 and AP 440 alsorequires a switch between APC 420 and APC 425, an IPinIP tunnel 570 orother inter-APC communication tunnel must be established to manage thehand-off from AP 435 to AP 440. This change of APC 420 to APC 425 occursin the shown embodiment during a hand-off and may require more time toestablish. In such an embodiment, the hand-off process may take 200 msto 2 s. Such a hand-off time is slower than, for example, LTE hand-offtimes and results in lost data during the hand-offs. As such, for atraveling mobile information handling system moving at above a thresholdvelocity or increased number of hand-offs during an interval of time,there is an increased risk of data loss, degraded signal, or otherissues that may be avoided by consignment to a faster hand-off operationof a different wireless communication network.

In an embodiment, the number of the hand-off process from one AP 430,435, 440, 445 within a period of time may indicate whether a hand-off ofthe information handling system 450 from a first wireless network (e.g.,Wi-Fi IP network 460) to a second wireless network is initiated when thevelocity determination module detects that the information handlingsystem 450 has moved or has a velocity that exceeds the thresholdsdescribed herein. Additionally or alternatively, the velocity of theinformation handling system 450 within the signal radius of, forexample, the source AP 435, may further indicate that a velocitythreshold has been reached and may indicate whether a hand-off of theinformation handling system 450 from a first wireless network (e.g.,Wi-Fi IP network 460) to a second wireless network is initiated when thevelocity determination module detects that the information handlingsystem 450 has moved or has a velocity that exceeds the thresholdsdescribed herein.

In an embodiment, when the information handling system 450 has detectedthat one or more of the velocity thresholds has been reached, a hand-offsignal descriptive of the information handling system 450 being handedoff to a different wireless network may be sent to, for example, thesource AP 430. In an embodiment, the source AP 430 may access any datadescriptive of other wireless networks available and provide thatinformation to the information handling system 450. Otherwise, theinformation handling system 450 may disconnect from the source AP 430and connect to an access point associated with a different wirelessnetwork. As described herein, the velocity of the information handlingsystem 450 indicates that the plurality hand-off processes within theWi-Fi IP network 460 may reduce the efficiency of applications operatingon the information handling system 450 or the transfer of data to andfrom the information handling system 450. In an embodiment, because thesignal radius of a private or public LTE wireless network is larger thanthose of the APs 430, 435, 440, 445 within the Wi-Fi IP network 460, thenumber of hand-off processes may be reduced while the bandwidth used totransmit data to and from the information handling system 450 may beincreased and/or subjected to higher security.

FIGS. 4 and 5 and FIGS. 6-9 show inter-wireless network hand-offprocedures at a Wi-Fi network and an LTE wireless network, respectively.These inter-wireless network hand-off procedures may be monitored by avelocity determination module of an information handling system todetect how many, if any, access points are used in a number ofinter-wireless network hand-off procedures within the Wi-Fi or LTEwireless networks. The methods and system described herein, however,monitor for the velocity of the information handling system (e.g.,detects if the velocity thresholds have been reached) and hands off theinformation handling system from one wireless network to anotherwireless network such as from a Wi-Fi wireless network to a private orpublic LTE wireless network.

FIG. 6 is a block progression diagram of an intra E-UTRAN hand-offprocess according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In thisembodiment, the information handling system 550 may be handed-off from asource eNodeB 530 among a plurality of eNodeB devices 530, 535, 540,545. An eNodeB is an element in E-UTRA of LTE communication networksthat is the hardware used by the information handling system 550 tocommunicatively couple the information handling system 550 to the LTEcommunication network and, in the context of the present specificationand claims, is an access point for the information handling system 550to the LTE wireless network. Each of the eNodeB devices 530, 535, 540,545 may be communicatively 550 coupled to one or more serving gateways(S-GW) 515, 525 and eventually to a packet data network entity 510 and aglobal communication network 505. A mobility management entity (MME) 520is also included within the LTE communication network that isresponsible for idle mode information handling system 550 paging andtagging procedure including retransmissions. The MME 520 may also beinvolved in the bearer activation/deactivation process and is alsoresponsible for choosing the S-GW 515, 525 for an information handlingsystem 550 at the initial communicative coupling and at time ofintra-LTE hand-off involving Core Network (CN) node relocation.

During the inter-wireless network hand-off process, the informationhandling system 550 may initiate a hand-off signal to the processor ofthe information handling system 550 to cause the processor to send ahand-off signal wirelessly to an access point such as one of the eNodeBdevices 530, 535, 540, 545 of the LTE network. This hand-off signal maybe received at the source eNodeB 530 and sent to the S-GW 515communicatively coupled thereto. The S-GW 515 may then send a connectionrequest signal to the target eNodeB 535 to cause the target eNodeB 535to communicatively couple to the information handling system 550. Theintra E-UTRAN hand-off process, therefore, is completed without changingthe MME 520 and S-GW 515, 525.

In an embodiment, the hand-off process may include a “soft” hand-offprocess or a “make-before-break” process. In this embodiment, theprocess may include conducting and receiving a measurement report,initiating a hand-off decision, and executing the hand-off. Conductingand receiving a measurement report may include the information handlingsystem 550 receiving a measurement report that describes, among othercharacteristics, a signal strength of the source eNodeB 530, a signalstrength at the target eNodeB 535. In an embodiment, where the signalstrength under the target eNodeB 535 is stronger than that realized bythe information handling system 550 at the source eNodeB 530, therequested report by the information handling system 550 may cause theinformation handling system 550 to send a decision signal to the sourceeNodeB 530 to switch from the source eNodeB 530 to the target eNodeB535. The hand-off decision is then initiated such that the source eNodeB530 sends a hand-off request to the target eNodeB 535 such that thehand-off is executed such that a connection with an eNodeB 530, 535 isnever severed until a new eNodeB 530, 535 is ready to communicate withthe information handling system 550. This pre-negotiation between thesource eNodeB 530 and target eNodeB 535 results in little to no dataloss as opposed to other types of hand-offs that may include severingcommunication with an access point before initiating communicationbetween the information handling system 550 and another access point.

As described herein, an intra-wireless network hand-off processdescribed in connection with FIG. 6 is initiated upon a detection by thevelocity determination module that the information handling system 550has moved or, in some embodiments, has not moved or whose velocity hasbeen reduced to below the velocity thresholds described herein. Again,the velocity of the information handling system 550 determines whetherthe hand-off signal is sent to the source eNodeB 530 by the processor ofthe information handling system 550. If a threshold velocity is reached,the hand-off signal is not sent. The opposite is true when it isdetected that the velocity of the information handling system 550 hasnot exceeded the threshold indicating that the velocity of theinformation handling system 550 has fallen below the threshold velocityand therefore, it may be better for the information handling system 550to be consigned to a different wireless network such as a Wi-Fi network.Indeed, another consideration of preventing the information handlingsystem 550 from remaining on the public or private LTE may include themonetary costs associated with transmission of data across such LTEwireless networks, location of the geographic information handlingsystem, any detected signal degradation, and the bandwidth used orunused due to the communicative coupling of the information handlingsystem 550 to the LTE wireless networks.

As described herein, the threshold velocity may be determined using anumber of methods that each, independently for example, may trigger(e.g., via a threshold being met) the hand-off of the informationhandling system 550 from one wireless network operating at a firstnetwork protocol to another wireless network operating at a secondnetwork protocol. A first method is based on a percentage of signalradius of any given access point. This signal radius, in an embodiment,may be detected and/or calculated using any process and the presentspecification contemplates that the threshold percentage of signalradius may be set based on a number of factors including the type ofinformation handling system 550 and the application using the channelsacross the communication network among other factors. By way of example,where the velocity of the information handling system 550 is greaterthan a percentage of a signal radius of any given access point (e.g.,threshold velocity reached), the process may proceed with moving theinformation handling system 550 from a first wireless network (e.g., aWi-Fi network) to another wireless network such as a private or publicLTE wireless network.

In an embodiment, the threshold velocity may be detected based on thenumber of access points the information handling system 550 hascommunicatively coupled to within a given duration of time using one ofany of the inter-wireless network hand-off processes described inconnection with FIGS. 4-9. The velocity may, in this example, be dataused to determine whether a threshold number of AP hand-offs hasoccurred over a period of time (e.g., over an hour). When the number ofAP hand-offs exceeds a certain number of switches, the informationhandling system 550 may be handed off from a first wireless network(e.g., the Wi-Fi network of FIGS. 4 and 5) to another wireless network(e.g., a private or public LTE wireless network of FIGS. 6-9). Theinter-wireless network hand-offs from one AP to another may occur withina group of APs within the same wireless protocol network such as a Wi-Finetwork, a private LTE network, a public LTE network, among others.

FIG. 7 is a block progression diagram of an inter E-UTRAN hand-offprocess according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In thisembodiment, the hand-off from the source eNodeB 530 to the target eNodeB535 may be completed without changing the S-GW 515, 525 and through therelocation of the MME 520. During operation, the information handlingsystem 550 may send the hand-off signal to the source eNodeB 530 asdescribed herein. In this embodiment, the hand-off signal may be sent tothe packet data network entity 510 which then delivers that signal to aserving gateway 525 associated with the target eNodeB 435.

As described herein the velocity determination module of the informationhandling system 550 may determine that a threshold velocity has not beenmet such that the signal should be sent by the information handlingsystem 550 to the source eNodeB 530 to disconnect the informationhandling system 550 from the LTE network shown in FIG. 7. Upon adetection by the velocity determination module that the informationhandling system 550 has moved or, in some embodiments, has not moved orwhose velocity has been reduced to below the velocity thresholdsdescribed herein the information handling system 550 may be consigned toa different wireless network. Again, the velocity of the informationhandling system 550 determines whether the hand-off signal is sent tothe source eNodeB 530 by the processor of the information handlingsystem 550. If a threshold velocity is reached, the hand-off signal isnot sent to the source eNodeB 530 within the LTE wireless network. Theopposite is true when it is detected that the velocity of theinformation handling system 550 has not exceeded the thresholdindicating that the velocity of the information handling system 550 hasfallen below the threshold velocity and therefore, it may be better forthe information handling system 550 to be consigned to a differentwireless network such as a Wi-Fi network. Indeed, another considerationof preventing the information handling system 550 from remaining on thepublic or private LTE may include the monetary costs associated withtransmission of data across such LTE wireless networks and the bandwidthused or unused due to the communicative coupling of the informationhandling system 550 to the LTE wireless networks.

Again, in some embodiments, the hand-off process may include a “soft”hand-off process or what may be referred to as a “make-before-break”process. In these embodiments, the process may include conducting andreceiving a measurement report, initiating a hand-off decision, andexecuting the hand-off. Conducting and receiving a measurement reportmay include the information handling system 550 receiving a measurementreport that describes, among other characteristics, a signal strength ofthe source eNodeB 530, a signal strength at the target eNodeB 535. In anembodiment, where the signal strength under the target eNodeB 535 isstronger than that realized by the information handling system 550 atthe source eNodeB 530, the requested report by the information handlingsystem 550 may cause the information handling system 550 to send adecision signal to the source eNodeB 530 to switch from the sourceeNodeB 530 to the target eNodeB 535. The hand-off decision is theninitiated such that the source eNodeB 530 sends a hand-off request tothe target eNodeB 535 such that the hand-off is executed such that aconnection with an eNodeB 530, 535 is never severed until a new eNodeB530, 535 is ready to communicate with the information handling system550. This pre-negotiation between the source eNodeB 530 and targeteNodeB 535 results in little to no data loss as opposed to other typesof hand-offs that may include severing communication with an accesspoint before initiating communication between the information handlingsystem 550 and another access point.

FIG. 8 is a block progression diagram of an inter E-UTRAN, S-GW 515 to525 and MME 522 hand-off process according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure. In this embodiment, the information handling system550 is moved from one MME 520/S-GW 515 to another MME 522/SGW 525. Thisinter-LTE wireless network hand-off is, again, completed by sending ahand-off signal to a source eNodeB 530. The hand-off signal may beprovided to a different serving gateway for the source eNodeB 430 suchthat the information handling system 550 is communicatively coupled tothe target eNodeB 535.

Again, when the velocity determination module determines that thevelocity of the information handling system 550 has exceeded a thresholdlimit, the processor of the information handling system may send ahand-off signal to the source eNodeB 530. If a threshold velocity isreached, the hand-off signal is not sent to the source eNodeB 530 withinthe LTE wireless network. The opposite is true when it is detected thatthe velocity of the information handling system 550 has not exceeded thethreshold indicating that the velocity of the information handlingsystem 550 has fallen below the threshold velocity and therefore, it maybe better for the information handling system 550 to be consigned to adifferent wireless network such as a Wi-Fi network. Indeed, anotherconsideration of preventing the information handling system 550 fromremaining on the public or private LTE may include the monetary costsassociated with transmission of data across such LTE wireless networksand the bandwidth used or unused due to the communicative coupling ofthe information handling system 550 to the LTE wireless networks.

Again, in some embodiments, the hand-off process may include a “soft”hand-off process similar to that described in connection with FIGS. 6and 7. In these embodiments, the process may include conducting andreceiving a measurement report, initiating a hand-off decision, andexecuting the hand-off. This pre-negotiation between the source eNodeB530 and target eNodeB 535 results in little to no data loss as opposedto other types of hand-offs that may include severing communication withan access point before initiating communication between the informationhandling system 550 and another access point.

FIG. 9 is a block progression diagram of inter radio access technology(RAT) hand-off process according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. In this embodiment, a hand-off is shown to occur from anE-UTRAN to a UTRAN-based terrestrial network. In this embodiment, thepacket data network entity 510 may interface with a serving GPRS supportnode (SGSN) 555 and a radio network controller (RNC) 560 from servinggateway 515 for a different RAT (e.g. 4G, LTE). The RNC 560 may carryout radio resource management, some of the mobility management functionsand may be the point where encryption is done before user data from theinformation handling system 550 is sent. The RNC 560 connects to theSGSN 555 that is responsible for the delivery of data packets from andto the eNodeB devices 530, 535, 540, 545 within its geographical servicearea and is tasked with packet routing and transfer, mobility management(attach/detach and location management), logical link management, andauthentication and charging functions. In this embodiment, the RAThand-off process may allow for the hand-off from a 3G network to a 2G or4G network or visa-versa through the use of the 3^(rd) GenerationPartnership Project (3GPP) standards.

Similar to FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 the information handling system 550 maysend a hand-off signal to a source eNodeB 530. Again, the velocitydetermination module may determine whether the information handlingsystem 550 has or has not exceeded a velocity threshold described hereinand, if so, cause the processor of the information handling system 550to send the hand-off signal to the source eNodeB 530. If a thresholdvelocity is reached, the hand-off signal is not sent to the sourceeNodeB 530 within the LTE wireless network. The opposite is true when itis detected that the velocity of the information handling system 550 hasnot exceeded the threshold indicating that the velocity of theinformation handling system 550 has fallen below the threshold velocityand therefore, it may be better for the information handling system 550to be consigned to a different wireless network such as a Wi-Fi network.Indeed, another consideration of preventing the information handlingsystem 550 from remaining on the public or private LTE may include themonetary costs associated with transmission of data across such LTEwireless networks and the bandwidth used or unused due to thecommunicative coupling of the information handling system 550 to the LTEwireless networks.

Again, in some embodiments, the hand-off process may include a “soft”hand-off process similar to that described in connection with FIGS. 6and 7. In these embodiments, the process may include conducting andreceiving a measurement report, initiating a hand-off decision, andexecuting the hand-off. This pre-negotiation between the source eNodeB530 and target eNodeB 535 results in little to no data loss as opposedto other types of hand-offs that may include severing communication withan access point before initiating communication between the informationhandling system 550 and another access point.

In any of FIGS. 6-9, any type of intra-wireless network hand-off processmay begin with a velocity determination module determining if thevelocity of the information handling system 550 has exceeded athreshold. As described, the velocity determination module maycontinually detect the position, acceleration, and, consequently, thevelocity of the information handling system 550 across any givenphysical space, across hand-offs between inter-wireless network accesspoints, or across a percentage of a signal radius of any access point.The wireless network connection module of the information handlingsystem 550 may first determine whether the information handling system550 is communicatively coupled to a Wi-Fi communication network, aprivate LTE communication network, and a public LTE communicationnetwork, among other types of communication networks. The velocitydetermination module of the information handling system 550 may monitorfor movement of the information handling system 550 as described herein.If the velocity determination module detects that the velocity is or haschanged to a velocity above a certain threshold, the wireless networkconnection module may cause the information handling system 550 tosearch for and communicatively couple to a private LTE or public LTEcommunication network (e.g., in that order for example). Alternatively,or additionally, the velocity determination module may determine whethera threshold velocity has been reached based on a detected number of APsthe information handling system 550 has communicatively coupled towithin a given duration of time. The velocity may, in this embodiment,be data descriptive of a threshold of AP switches over, for example, anhour that exceeds a certain number of switches.

FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating a method 1000 of prioritizingcommunication networks for an information handling system according toan embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 1000 may begin withthe wireless network connection module of the information handlingsystem determining, at block 1005, whether the information handlingsystem is communicatively coupled to a Wi-Fi communication network.

Where it is determined that the information handling system iscommunicatively coupled to a Wi-Fi communication network (YESdetermination, block 1005), the method 1000 may continue at block 1010with determining whether a velocity threshold has been exceeded. Asdescribed herein, the threshold velocity may be determined, in anembodiment, by detecting a percentage of signal radius of any givenaccess point that has been crossed. This signal radius, in anembodiment, may be detected and/or calculated using any process and thepresent specification contemplates that the threshold percentage ofsignal radius may be set based on a number of factors including the typeof information handling system and the application using the channelsacross the communication network among other factors. Additionally, oralternatively, a detected threshold velocity may be based on the numberof APs the information handling system has communicatively coupled towithin a given duration of time. As described in connection with FIGS.4-9, the information handling system may be passed from AP to AP (e.g.,AP in Wi-Fi network or an eNodeB in an LTE network) as the informationpasses through a geographical space. The velocity may, in this example,be data descriptive of a threshold of AP hand-offs per, for example, anhour such that that number exceeds a certain number of hand-offprocesses. In this example, because the location of the APs are known,the velocity of the information handling system as it is handed-off fromone AP to another may be indicative that the threshold has been met andthat the information handling system should be communicatively coupledto a communication network that is better equipped and programmed toconduct such hand-off processes (e.g., an LTE network). The detection ofthe velocity of the information handling system by the velocitydetermination module may be assisted by the triangulation module andposition sensor module as described herein. These modules may includevarious sensors used to detect a position of the information handlingsystem at any given time and may include a GPS system, an accelerometer,a TOF module, among other sensors.

In some embodiments, the hand-off process among a plurality of hand-offprocesses within the same communication network may include a “hard”hand-off process. In these embodiments, the process may include severinga communication between the information handling system and a first APand initiating a communication between the information handling systemand a second AP within the same communication network. In thisembodiment, the “hard” hand-off process may result in data loss and mayincrease the time used to switch from one AP to another. Theembodiments, presented herein may help to alleviate the data loss andtime consumed by switching from a communication network that may incurdata loss and time consumption during hand-offs to another differenttype of communication network (e.g., an LTE communication network) thatcan initiate hand-offs that reduce or eliminate data loss and reduce oreliminate time consumed during the hand-off process. Where the hand-offprocesses within, for example, a Wi-Fi communication network are limitedand fall below the thresholds described herein, the information handlingsystem may be maintained on that Wi-Fi communication network if anduntil the thresholds are met.

Where it is determined that the velocity threshold has not been met (NOdetermination at block 1010), the method 1000 may iteratively determinewhether the information handling system is communicatively coupled to aWi-Fi communication network at block 1005 and determining whether thevelocity threshold has been met at block 1010. The processes at blocks1005 and 1010 may continue until the information handling system hasdetermined that the velocity of the information handling system hasreached the velocity threshold.

Where it is determined that the threshold velocity has been reached (YESdetermination at block 1010), the method 1000 may continue withdetermining whether a better RAT is available for the informationhandling system to be communicatively coupled to. According to themethod 1000 described in FIG. 10, a private LTE communication networkmay be searched for and, where available, the information handlingsystem may be communicatively coupled to that private LTE communicationnetwork at block 1015. As described herein, the network prioritizationmodule may prioritize certain communication networks the informationhandling system is to be coupled to over any other communicationnetworks or RATs available to the information handling system at anygiven time. In this embodiment, the method 1000 may prioritize a privateLTE communication network over a public LTE communication network.However, the present specification contemplates that the prioritizationof communication networks may be different than that described inconnection with FIG. 10.

Where a private LTE communication network is not available (NOdetermination at block 1015), the information handling system maydetermine, at block 1020, whether a public LTE communication network isavailable. In either case where a private LTE communication network isavailable (YES determination at block 1015) or the public LTEcommunication network is available, the method 1000 may communicativelycouple the information handling system to either of the public LTEcommunication network or private LTE communication network at block1025. At this point, the method may end 1000.

Where it is determined that the information handling system is notcommunicatively coupled to a Wi-Fi communication network (NOdetermination at block 1005), the method 1000 may continue withdetermining whether the information handling system is communicativelycoupled to a public LTE communication network. Where the informationhandling system is communicatively coupled to a public LTE communicationnetwork (YES determination at block 1030), the method 1000 may continuewith determining whether a private LTE communication network isavailable to the information handling system to be communicativelycoupled to at block 1035. Where it is determined that a private LTEcommunication network is available to the information handling system tobe communicatively coupled to (YES determination at block 1035), themethod 1000 may continue with communicatively coupling the informationhandling system to the private LTE communication network.

Where it is determined that the information handling system is notconnected to a public LTE communication network (NO determination atblock 1030), the method 1000 may continue with determining whether theinformation handling system is communicatively coupled to a private LTEcommunication network at block 1045. In and embodiment where theinformation handling system is not communicatively coupled to a privateLTE communication network (NO determination at block 1045), the methodcontinues with allowing the information handling system to search forany other available networks to be communicatively coupled to at block1065. The method 1000 may then end or be restarted to determine againwhich, if any, communication networks the information handling systemmay be coupled to.

Where it is determined that the information handling system iscommunicatively coupled to a private LTE communication network (YESdetermination at block 1045), the method 1000 may continue withdetermining whether a threshold weighted velocity of the informationhandling system has been exceeded at block 950. In an embodiment,whether or not it is determined at lock 1035 that a private LTEcommunication network is available to the information handling system tobe communicatively coupled to (YES and NO determination at block 1035and 1040), the method 1000 may direct the information handling system toalso determine whether a threshold weighted velocity of the informationhandling system has been exceeded at block 950. As described herein, theweighted velocity may be a time weighted velocity that weights thosevelocity measurements received more recently by the information handlingsystem relative to those other velocity measurements received by theinformation handling system. By doing so, the velocity determinationmodule of the information handling system may determine that, where thethreshold has been exceeded (YES determination at block 1050), thenetwork prioritization module may consign the information handlingsystem to be communicatively coupled to a Wi-Fi communication network atblock 1055 instead of occupying a channel on the private LTEcommunication network. This allows relatively more stationaryinformation handling systems to use those communication networks thatwill not or rarely engage in a hand-off process. At this point themethod 1000 may further include communicatively coupling the informationhandling system to the Wi-Fi communication network and the method 1000may end. However, where the threshold has not been exceeded (NOdetermination at block 1050) the method may end with the informationhandling system not being communicatively coupled to a communicationnetwork. Similarly, where it is determined that no Wi-Fi communicationnetwork is available to the information handling system (NOdetermination at block 1055), the method may similarly end.

As is described in the present specification, the information handlingsystem may be communicatively coupled to any of a plurality ofcommunication networks based on the velocity of the information handlingsystem as measured by the velocity determination module as well as theavailability of those other communication networks. During operation,the wireless network connection module may determine whether thesenetworks are available and provide the most reliable communicationnetwork available to the information handling system based on thevelocity or, alternatively, the lack of movement of the informationhandling system. In an embodiment, the reliability of any of thecommunication networks may be based on the ability to reduce the dataloss and time consumed during a hand-off process. Because Wi-Ficommunication networks are relatively less capable of reducing data lossand time consumed during a hand-off process compared to an LTE network,the information handling system may be communicatively coupled to thatLTE communication network which reduces or eliminates the data lost andtime consumed during the hand-off processes described herein. Thiscommunication network prioritization allows the information handlingsystem to easily engage in a hand-off process within, for example, apublic LTE communication network or private LTE communication networkwhen in motion, while also not using communication resources at thepublic or private LTE communication network when the frequency ofhand-offs is not necessary. Where the thresholds are not met, theprivacy, encryption, and security characteristics present in a privateWi-Fi communication network may be relatively more beneficial than thosefound in a private or public LTE communication network.

The blocks of the flow diagrams of FIG. 10 or steps and aspects of theoperation of the embodiments herein and discussed herein need not beperformed in any given or specified order. It is contemplated thatadditional blocks, steps, or functions may be added, some blocks, stepsor functions may not be performed, blocks, steps, or functions may occurcontemporaneously, and blocks, steps or functions from one flow diagrammay be performed within another flow diagram.

Devices, modules, resources, or programs that are in communication withone another need not be in continuous communication with each other,unless expressly specified otherwise. In addition, devices, modules,resources, or programs that are in communication with one another cancommunicate directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries.

Although only a few exemplary embodiments have been described in detailherein, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that manymodifications are possible in the exemplary embodiments withoutmaterially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of theembodiments of the present disclosure. Accordingly, all suchmodifications are intended to be included within the scope of theembodiments of the present disclosure as defined in the followingclaims. In the claims, means-plus-function clauses are intended to coverthe structures described herein as performing the recited function andnot only structural equivalents, but also equivalent structures.

The subject matter described herein is to be considered illustrative,and not restrictive, and the appended claims are intended to cover anyand all such modifications, enhancements, and other embodiments thatfall within the scope of the present invention. Thus, to the maximumextent allowed by law, the scope of the present invention is to bedetermined by the broadest permissible interpretation of the followingclaims and their equivalents and shall not be restricted or limited bythe foregoing detailed description.

What is claimed is:
 1. An information handling system, comprising: aprocessor; a memory device; a wireless network interface device tocommunicatively couple the information handling system to a firstwireless protocol communication network via a first access point; avelocity determination module to determine a velocity of the informationhandling system; a network prioritization module to communicativelycouple and consign the information handling system to a second targetaccess point for data communication prioritization for efficienthand-off process operation corresponding to, at least, the velocity ofthe information handling system reaching a threshold to enable a fasterhand-off operation by coordinating the hand-off operation between thefirst access point and the second target access point via a remotelylocated mobility management engine; and the network prioritizationmodule to communicate with the remotely located mobility managementengine operatively coupled to the first access point and the secondtarget access point to determine the second target access point andprepare the second target access point for coordination of the hand-offoperation.
 2. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein thenetwork prioritization module to communicatively couple and consign theinformation handling system to a second wireless protocol communicationnetwork via the second target access point that operates under adifferent wireless protocol standard than the first wireless protocolcommunication network at the second target access point for datacommunication prioritization for the hand-off process operationcorresponding to, at least, the velocity of the information handlingsystem reaching the threshold to enable a faster hand-off operation bycoordinating the hand-off operation between the first wireless protocolcommunication network and the second wireless protocol communicationnetwork.
 3. The information handling system of claim 1 furthercomprising: a global positioning system (GPS) to measure the velocity ofthe information handling system.
 4. The information handling system ofclaim 1 further comprising: a location module to iteratively locate theposition of the information handling system and the velocitydetermination module to provide velocity data descriptive of thevelocity of the information handling system relative to the position ofthe information handling system.
 5. The information handling system ofclaim 1, wherein the network prioritization module communicativelycouples and consigns the information handling system to the secondwireless protocol communication network based on the velocity of theinformation handling system exceeding a threshold percentage of accesspoint signal radius.
 6. The information handling system of claim 1,wherein the network prioritization module communicatively couples andconsigns the information handling system to the second wireless protocolcommunication network based on exceeding a threshold number of accesspoint hand-offs per a given interval of time.
 7. The informationhandling system of claim 1, wherein the network prioritization moduledetermines that the information handling system is communicativelycoupled to a Wi-Fi communication network as the first wireless protocolcommunication network, and the network prioritization module determinesthat the velocity of the information handling system reaches a velocitythreshold level such that the network prioritization module consigns thewireless network interface device to communicatively couple theinformation handling system to a second target access point that iseither a second Wi-Fi access point or an LTE access point of a secondwireless protocol communication network depending on availability. 8.The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the networkprioritization module determines that the information handling system iscommunicatively coupled to a Wi-Fi communication network as the firstwireless protocol communication network, and the network prioritizationmodule determines that the velocity of the information handling systemreaches a velocity threshold relative to a Wi-Fi access point signalradius or that a threshold number of Wi-Fi access point hand-offs per agiven interval of time has been reached and the network prioritizationmodule consigns the wireless network interface device to communicativelycouple the information handling system to a second target access pointthat is an LTE access point of a second wireless protocol communicationnetwork.
 9. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein when itis determined that a weighted velocity of the information handlingsystem is less than a velocity value that is relative to a Wi-Fi accesspoint signal radius or that a threshold number of Wi-Fi access pointhand-offs per a given interval of time has been reached, theprioritization module then determines whether an LTE communicationnetwork is available.
 10. A method of prioritizing communicationnetworks for an information handling system, comprising: with theexecution of a wireless network interface device, determine a whetherthe information handling system is communicatively coupled to a firstwireless protocol communication network via a first access point; withthe execution of a velocity determination module by the processor,determine a velocity of the information handling system relative to avelocity threshold, wherein velocity threshold is weighted relative to apercentage of distance moved in an access point signal radius or anumber of hand-offs during an interval of time; with the execution of anetwork prioritization module by the processor, communicatively couplingand consigning the information handling system to a second target accesspoint for data communication prioritization for a hand-off processoperation corresponding to, at least, the velocity of the informationhandling system by coordinating the hand-off operation between the firstaccess point and the second target access point via a remotely locatedmobility management engine; and with a network prioritization module,communicating with the remotely located mobility management enginecoupled to the first access point and the second target access point todetermine the second target access point from among a plurality oftarget access points and prepare the second target access point forcoordination of the hand-off process operation.
 11. The method of claim10, further comprising: with the execution of a network prioritizationmodule by the processor, communicatively coupling and consigning theinformation handling system to a second wireless protocol communicationnetwork for the second target access point for data communicationprioritization for the hand-off process operation when the velocity ofthe information handling system exceeds a first threshold velocitylevel.
 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: with theexecution of a network prioritization module by the processor,coordinating the hand-off operation between the first wireless protocolcommunication network and the second wireless protocol communicationnetwork.
 13. The method of claim 11, further comprising: with theexecution of a network prioritization module by the processor,communicatively coupling and consigning the information handling systemto the second target access point that is of the first wireless protocolcommunication network for data communication prioritization for thehand-off process operation when the velocity of the information handlingsystem exceeds a second threshold velocity level that is different fromthe first threshold velocity level.
 14. The method of claim 10, furthercomprising with the execution of a triangulation module by theprocessor, iteratively triangulating the position of the informationhandling system and the velocity determination module providing velocitydata descriptive of the velocity of the information handling systemrelative to the position.
 15. The method of claim 11, furthercomprising: determining whether a Wi-Fi communication network for thesecond target access point is available when it is determined that thevelocity of the information handling system is at a second velocitythreshold that is lower than the first velocity threshold and consigningthe information handling system to the Wi-Fi communication network withthe second target access point.
 16. An information handling system to beselectively coupled to a communication network, comprising: a processor;a memory device; a wireless network interface device to communicativelycouple the information handling system to a first wireless protocolcommunication network that includes one of a Wi-Fi communicationnetwork, a public long-term evolution (LTE) communication network, and aprivate LTE communication network; a velocity determination module todetermine a velocity of the information handling system relative to aweighted velocity threshold, wherein the weighted velocity threshold isweighted based on a percentage of distance moved in an access pointsignal radius or a number of hand-offs during an interval of time; and anetwork prioritization module to: communicatively couple and consign theinformation handling system to a second target access point for datacommunication prioritization for efficient hand-off process operationcorresponding to, at least, the velocity of the information handlingsystem reaching the weighted velocity threshold; and communicate with aremotely located mobility management engine coupled to the first accesspoint and the second target access point to determine the second targetaccess point among a plurality of target access points and prepare thesecond target access point for coordination of the hand-off processoperation.
 17. The information handling system of claim 16, furthercomprising: the network prioritization module to determine when thefirst weighted velocity threshold is reached, the prioritization moduleto consign the wireless network interface device to communicativelycouple the information handling system to a second wireless protocolcommunication network via the target second access point, and thenetwork prioritization module to coordinate the hand-off operationbetween the first wireless protocol communication network and the secondwireless protocol communication network.
 18. The information handlingsystem of claim 16, further comprising: the network prioritizationmodule to determine that the information handling system is notcommunicatively coupled to a Wi-Fi communication network and todetermine that the information handling system is communicativelycoupled to a private LTE communication network or a public LTEcommunication network as the first wireless protocol network, theprioritization module to consign the wireless network interface deviceto communicatively couple the information handling system to the Wi-Ficommunication network as a second wireless protocol communicationnetwork via the target second access point, and and the networkprioritization module to coordinate the hand-off operation between thefirst wireless protocol communication network and the second wirelessprotocol communication network.
 19. The information handling system ofclaim 16, wherein the network prioritization module communicativelycouples and consigns the information handling system to a third wirelessprotocol communication network operating under a different wirelessprotocol than the second wireless protocol communication network basedon the velocity of the information handling system exceeding a secondweighted velocity threshold.
 20. The information handling system ofclaim 16, wherein the weighted velocity threshold is further weightedbased on the type of data to be wirelessly communicated based on thedata priority for facilitating the hand-off operation between the firstaccess point and the second access point.